II Timothy 2:2Explain the need to use the Bible as the standardHow do we know what God expects?II Corinthians 5:10; John 12:47-48Appeals to self“Yeah, but I don’t think …”Answer: Paul, Acts 26:9-11; Proverbs 14:12Appeals to emotion“Surely God won’t send a person to hell for _____.”Answer: Put something absurd in the blank – what does this prove? John 12:48Appeals to consensus“The overwhelming majority of Christians or Bible scholars believe this.”Answer: But who is the judge? Matthew 7:13-14; I Corinthians 1:20Appeals to tradition“This is a long-standing doctrine. People have followed this practice for centuries.”Answer: Does continued sin become right?Example: Idolatrous kinds of IsraelExample: Paul, Galatians 1:13-14Tradition of … child abuse? … racism?Appeals to the love of God and Jesus“God is a god of love and grace and forgiveness, not rules and condemnation.”Answer: God is full of love! But what does that mean? What about Hitler? Romans 2:4-11; I John 5:3Demonstrate how to use the Bible correctlyContextMatthew 27:5; Luke 10:37; John 13:27Common mistakes: Matthew 7:1; John 14:26HarmonyMatthew 4:5-7Example: My responsibility in worship. Is the Lord’s Supper the only thing? I Corinthians 11:23-34Example: My responsibility in salvation. Are confession and belief the only things? Romans 10:9-10Be an example of living the BibleI Timothy 4:12,16II Timothy 2:24-26I Corinthians 9:22
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